Company Reglstratlon Number: 04481253 Charity Registration Number: 1098666 The Mashamshire Community Office IA company limited by guaranteel Annual Report and Financial SL*ements For the Year Ended 31 March 2025 •AEN￿(￿o* 20112r2025 COMPANIES HOUSE W282 The Mashamshire Community Office Contents Reference and Administrative Details Structure Trustees, Report 3to11 Stalement of Trustee5' Responsibilities 12 Independent Examinerfs Report 13 Statement of Financial Activities 14 Balance Sheet 15 Notes to the Financial Ststements 16to25 The Mashamshire Community Office Reference and Admlnlstratlve l)etails Trustees T D l Klemz (Chainnan) (Appointed 19 July 2006) P F Theakston (ReswJned 5 November 2024) S J Briggs {Resigned 17 April 2025) P Keigwn (Resigned 5 November 2024) J Fuller { Appointed 22 July 2014) S Palin (Treasurer) (Appointed 11 November 2015) G Pearson (Appointed 11 July 2019) M-C Brummel {Resigned 8 January 2025) H Wade {Resigned 9 July 2024) R Horsell (Appointed 17 July 2025) J Brooksbank (Appointed 19 September 2024) K Marshall (App)inted 16 May 2024) Company Secret H E Jad(son (Appointed 11 Juty 2019) Principal Office 7 Little Market Place Masham Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 4DY Registered Off 7 Lith Market Place Masham Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 4DY Company Reg No. 4481253 Charty Reg No. Independent Examiner T P Jones & Co LLP First Floor 23 Wictoria Avenue Harrogate North Yorkshire HG15RD The Mashamshire Community Offi¢e Structure. Governance and Management Governing Document The Mashamshire Communty offi￿ is a Company limited by guarantee governed by rts Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation daled 20 May 2002_ It is registered as a Charity with.the Charity Commission. Members undertake to contribule £10 to the Company's assets should it be wound up. Appointment of Trustees The Trustees are appointed by the members in accordance with the terms of the Company's Articles of Association. One third of the Trustees automatically retire at each Annual General Meeting and are available for reappointment rf they so wish. Trustee Qualification Trustees are chosen from individuals with appropriate experience and who possess a good knowledge of the areas of support covered by the Charity's objectNes. Oiganisation The Board of Tnjstees, vthich shall not be less than two members. administers the Charity. The Board of Trustees meet at least 6 limes per year and hold an annual AGM. A steering group meels monthly lo progress initiatives and a manager is appointed by the Trustees to manage the day-tfrday operations of the Charity. e Mashamshir Communi Office Trustees, Re ort 2024-2025 Mashamshire Communty Office continue to be the gcpto place for support, infomiation and services dunng 2024-2025 and have increased the number of residents. businesses and visitors we've supported this year having invested in both physical infrastructure, technology and our people to enable this, recruiting to a part-ts-me fixed term post of Organisational Support Officer and taking on a UnNersrty of York Intern over the summer of 2024. Our volunleer workforce has increased by 43% wf(h 73 volunteers giving almost 10,000 hours this past year alone. including 2 Duke of Edinburgh students. Our 3.2 FTE employed staff and volunteers at MCO have supported almost 100 communty groups. over 120 businesses and responded to almost 7.000 visitor enquiries and 5.500 resident enquiries duiing this time. We implemented recommendations from a decarbonisation report including installing new double-glazed windows. 10 solar panels and an automatic door making the building more accessible. Our team are more efficient and responsive now that IT equipment has been updated and an ele¢troni¢ till has been introduced. Improved electronic data Collection methods also allow the leadership leam to more accurately review the impact of our services and support, tailor our offer and help evidence our effectiveness. Our 12-year-old v￿bsIte has been uwlated and split into IM) sepaiate srtes to better serve our audiences., one focussing on visitors wMv.visitmasham.com . promoling the area, Ihings to do and tourism offer wrth the other providing a plarfonn for residents to access relevant information and share news and events I￿.mashaMe0MrnUnlt .or The new websites have been developed concurrenlly alongside our marketing and communications strategy to increase. improve and deepen our engagement, widen our reach and improve digital indusion and connectedness. We also significanlly developed our digf(al support programme this year, recruiting and Iraining digitsl volunteers lo support people in the community and al home to be more confident wth technology. Betsveen June-August 2024 we consulted wrth over 200 members of Mashamshire Community, reviewed existing dala and aligned the needs of our ￿MMunity back to our charitable objectives to develop our priorilies going fo￿ard. It was clear that a lack of transport is preventing peopk from living their best lives, so we partnered with HECK to deliver social trips and established a Transport Working Group to seek to address some of the transport needs our community face. Access to vocational and social training was highlighled as a need, as was health and wellbeing and information and support to access benefits. We have been and continue to work with local partneis to improve access to this as well as upskilling our staff and volvnteers and slrucluring our communicalions lo maximise opwrtunities to share this information to signpost and provide more support. Supporting our Community; residents, groups and businesses In March 2025 launched brand new communily website.. V￿W.Ma$hamc0mmunl lo showcase, promote and enGourage people to access and share information about all the wonderful reSoUr￿S and activrties that take place across Mashamshire. We continued to wovide a safe. warm. welcoming space for reswjents over 300 days a year with access lo information and support. We responded to over 5.500 local enquiries (60h increase on previous year) Our volunteer led community library had 169 active boThowers througliout the year, 3.324 visits and piovided 5291 issues. Active borrowers are down compared wtlh last year, however visiting numbers are slightly hyher. so those that are visiting are attending more regularty. A peak in vtsiior numbers following our quarterly stock exchange whereby volunteers handpck new books based on their personalised knowledge of our readers preferences. continues to be successful and this.was expanded to our children's stock too this year. The Summer Reading Challenge was particularly successful in Masham bucking the trend across North Yorkshire by increasing both starter and finisher numbers. signing up 41 starters with 30 finishers completing the challenge. Our volunteers have continued to provide weekly story time sessions wth Acofns Preschool and aL80 supported Masham Primary School with cataloguing hundreds of their library books this year. New library management software was introduced in March 2024. In January 2025 V￿ partnered wrth HECK to delNer social trips for local residents using their minibus and our volunteer drivers. We organised 3 trips for 10 residents during January-march 2025. We also established a transport working group wilh the aim of improving transport options for our community (including improving access to post 16 a¢¢ess to educats'on). We continue to provide equipment hire including wheelchairs, walking sticks, data projection and screen. 351 jigsaws have been sold provtding a¢tivrties for people at home. Masham Strollers delNered 57 wellbeing walks with 291 attendees (an attendan increase of 200h on the previous year). This was made up of 48 short walks with 291 attendees and 9 brisk walks with 49 attendees. The walks support people to be more active. socially connected and less isolated. One of the tnps in June included a visrt to Lumley Moor Reservoir and an ice cream parlour. Better Connect helped us capture the success of our activities including our walks in Oclober 2024: htt s'.1 oulu.beldvNOlbHPJMI. MCO sold 1196 tickets for 25 drfIe￿nI evenls throughoui the year, and we processed 493 Masham Town Hall Bookings enabling activity and entertainment to take place locally, widening opportunities to partiupate in training, events, arts and culture. We provided fv40 Duke of Edinburgh work pla¢emenls throughout the year -Thank you all for the support and letting me volunteer. It means a lot to me and I wouldn't have been able to do D of E wrfhout you all letting me volunteer...I really enjoyed my time here.- We facilitated 6 training sessions upskilling 69 people across our community and businesses in First Aid Training, Dementia Awareness, Crtizens Advice services and a Social Media Workshop. We also developed a programme of activities for communrty events such as L￿DaY and supported St Mary's Church with their Christmas Tree event. Our hub has provided phy%cal space for 8 exlemal organisations this year including Acoms Preschool. MIND in Harrogale. Citizens Advice, Masham Parish Council, Flock, Peacock and Verity Communty spa￿5. Masham Town Hall. Masham Foodshare. Citizens Advice delivered approx. 8 face-tO•face appointments at MCO wrth main issues covering benefit quer￿5 induding support V￿th the application forms for PIP and Attendance Allowance. Cost of living queries including energy bill queries and issues with energy suppliers. We continue to provide prescription collections and update and distribute a Health and Wellbeing leaflet detailing services available across Mashamshire. A useful source of information for local agencies. ￿MmUnty groups. volunteers. Social Prescriber, GP Surgery and churches. helping people signpost to services and support available to people with ill health or special needs and disabiltties. Our 100-dub ended the year wth 153 members We provided meaningful vO￿nteer roles for 73 communty members -I've lived here 20 odd years. and I was always at woth so never able to partlGipate in events or to do to anything to help the community and how We'￿ I￿e of pa￿ntS and grnndchildren, we've got time on our hands. A, its time to give something back, B. it s great meeting people and just Chatting andperhaps making somebody's day rfthey. lonely orlooking for somebody. just a smiley face and someone who can be friendly lo them...we just want to keep on doing it as long as we can. Its a very very special community. I think that's the thing. We'￿ luckK MCO Volunteer. March 2025 Welcoming Vlsitoys MCO responded to 6950 visrtor errfjuiries Just a quick email lo say Ihank you very much for yotsr recent advice and help regarding accommodation in your area. My son was relocating due ft) work,. I spoke th (amongst otherslj Judy. The practical, friendly support we received was excellent. He is now happily res￿ing close to Mashaml Many thanks again for the valuable s6ryice you prov￿ - always with wamith and a smilel Our website received 56,592 hits this year {average 4,716 per month) and promoted almost 900 event listings Our Visit Masham Facebook page continues to grow and had 3991 followers, 12.774 visits and page reach of106.643 as well as 7,540 interathions throughoul this reporting period. Instagram provides an excellent platfomi for promoting Mashamshire to our visrtors and at the end of March 2025 we had 1215 folkjwers and 877 visits for the year. We produce regular promotional content for social media and our website highlighting local businesses, events and activtties on offer to encourage visilors to the area. Connecting our Community Connectin9. collaborating and providing trusted information and swJnposting is key to our role We launched new websf(es in March 2025." vm4.ViSitmasham.¢om and .mashamcommun .or 52 community e-new51etters V￿re circulated to 913 local residents (with an average open rate of 590/0) meaning more people are accessing information about services and support that is available to them. Almost 100 community groups continued to receive regular electronic updates throughoui the year about collaboration. training or funding opportunities. MCO supported Masham Parish Council and North Yorkshire Council wlh thal communication about Long Course Vleekend {LCW) event to keep communty informed free of charge. Including.. 0 11 mentions in community e•newsletter and 1 special FAQ edition LCW feature on front of MCO websrte Crealed local business interview footage for so¢iaL8 Connected NYC tourism team wth businesses Advocated for local businesses lo have a presence on NYC and Lcwwebsites and promoted LCWS "btack band" scheme Fielded LCW enquiries and complaints Acted as distribution centre to receive and display posters and pop ups Circulate(i information at network meetings and via mailing lists A monthly visitor &newsletter was initiated. arml 6 editions were circulated to 569 individuals with a 560h open rate. Our community Facebook page has 1963 followers (up 11.4LA¥ from previous year), 52.603 visits, our reach is 71.224 comprising of 12,004 interactions (up 35Yo from the previous year). all helping lo share information with the local communty- 240 individuals recetved digital support (1400/0 up on last yeafl, totalling 157 hours of support. The team weie able to provide 121 hours of support in the home too thanks to a successful Digttal Inclusion project funded by North Yorkshire Council UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund. MCO provide access to computers. information, WIFI. printing. laminating. support viith blue badges, bus passes, passport renewals and much more. Through thts pToject we were also purchased new tablets for Grewelthorpe Village Hall. Snape Institute and Fearby and Healey Village Hall. I, and the ￿st of us he￿, can't thank you and your Team enough for your supe contribution lo GreweItho￿e. It has been l)oth inslructwe but also fun. and we we delighted lo have you with us in the Café. The lumout week by week. hopefully demonstrated how much people &n￿Yed themsefves. Our hard copy directory was delivered to approx. 1.700 households. promoting 100 businesses {all of whom also appear on our website) and 100 community groups. benefiting the economy and helping people access support and social activities. We continue to provide Welcome Packs. for new residents. welcoming them to the communty, providing information aboul what's on offer in Mashamshire, where and how to access support as well as "What Makes Masham Tick" leaflet to raise awareness of MCO, the vanous charities. council seNices. leisure activities and physical infrastructure {shops. travel. Post Office etc). encouraging participation, involvement and volunteering opporlunities. Weekty content collated and submitted to the Darlington and Stockton newspaper Partnerships and collaboration MCO works hard to be a catalyst. conne¢tor, enabler and advocate to help generate positive change for our community. We operate across a safe and legal framework at a grass roots level whilst also partnering and collaborats'ng with whder stakeholders to support our community to thrive and grow. Over the past year, we have done this though our various ne￿orks.. MCO developed a community partnership called Masham Futures. born out of a time of crisis for our organisation in 2022 when we had lo raise funds to purchase the Old Police House. The partnership has developed and strengthened over the past year wf(h 4 meetings taking place (39 attendees) and a special meeting bridging both Futures and our Masham Conne¢tions network to consult and position the partnership to su¢¢essfiJlly appty for funding to support the local economy. The partnership appointed MCO as the lead and a bid was developed in partnership to meet the needs identified through research, evidence and consultation bwth local businesses. groups and residents which all took place throughout 2024. We are looking fornard to working closely with everyone involved to successfully deliver the PeculIer￿T￿ Masham project {funded by the Mayorfs High Street Fund. York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority) from June-December 2025. Our Masham Connections network aims to develop a mutually supportive group of local businesses. 63 people attended 4 meetings. and electronic updates are shared with over 100 businesses throughoLrt the year. One success as a results is the 'Where to Ear inrtiative improving communication between hospitality businesses and MCO making it easier for visilors and locals to find out where they can eat throughout the week.. ww*i.visitmasham.comlwhere-twat-in-masham We are a member of the ureda￿ Communty Partnership and participate in the "Access to Services. and "Transport" 5v￿groUpS, continuing to champion Mashamshire specific needs MCO continued lo support the Macmillan Community Personalised Care Project to develop Communty care beacons. helping to share knowledge and build relationships be￿n community-based organisats'ons and health teams. Regular attendance at Masham Parish Council meetings. regular and ckfyser liaison with our Lo¢al Councillor, North Yorkshire Council Communities and Tourism teams. Thank you to the following organisations for their ffinancial support in the form of service level agreements. grants and contracts: North Yorkshire Council, North Yorkshire Council UK Shared Prospenty Fund and Rural England Prosperily Fund. Nidderdale Plus, Masham Town Hall. Acorns Preschool. Masham Parish Council. MIND, Masham Tennis Club, Cilizens Advi￿, Flee￿ and North Yorkshire Police. We are grateful to Ihe following organisalions for their informal collaboration.. Masham Foodshare. St Marys Chuch, the Methodist Church. Wednesday Welcome Group, Keep Moving Masham. Masham Surgery. Day Lewis Pharmacy. Mashamshire Neighbourhood Plan Commillee, Masham Sports Association, Masham GP Surgery, Living Well, MIND, Carers Resource, Horizons. Maple Creek, Masham Primary School. HECK, Crtizens Advice and Wam and Well, yorkshi￿ Energy Doctor. HADCA. Bedale Community Minibus Service, Ripon Communty House. Nidderdale Plus, CHAIN Lane. Boroughbridge Communty Care. Community First Yorkshire. Volunteers Our volunteefs are woven through the fabric of our charity in every way and al every level. Their intricate knowledge of the local area. vast and complex connections, passion and cornmitment. drive MCO to deliver the best service we can for our communty. Integral to our charity, this year 73 volunteers gave an astonishing 9,985 hours lo MCO, that'5 equivalent to more than 5 full time staff. We are hugely appreciative of the time and skills given to us by our volunteers. New volunteers are always welcome. we are parts'cularty looking for individuals with knowledge and experience of health and wellbeing. social media, Canva, and digitalllT skills. Volunteering has huge beneffts and at MCO we pride oUrSe￿eS on offering supportive and flexible volunteering opportunities. We also have the opportunity to enjoy some great days out. this year enjoying a tour of the Himalayan Gardens with a private tour from their head gardener! MCO- Golng Forward The demands on our organisalion are growing. as outlined through the consultation and wider political landscape changes wrth the council asking communty organisations to play a bigger role in delivering more support for ￿MMunitIes. In order lo meet the needs of the organisation sustainably, taking into consideration the budget. additional demands on MCO and to better support volunteers and share infomlation more widely. tl was necessary lo undergo an organisational restructure in eady 2025. For a small team with passionate and invested staff and volunteers, this was extremety dtfficult. however our organisation is now well positioned to respond effectively to future challenges and create sustainable change for our communty. Going into 202>2026. vle plan to.. Implement the new organisational Testructure Deliver the PeculierlyTM Masham partnership project to beneffl businesses increasing footfall and local spend. instilling pride in the community and piloting the community partnership model to ¢Teate opportunities for future collaboration Phase two of our v￿bSrte development to include an online shop Develop a costed proposal that seeks to improve access to transport for our communily (including post 16 access to education) and begin implemenia&'on whilst continuing to raise awareness of the existing provision Develop and implement a communicalions plan to maximise the potential of our new websites. increasing our audiences and mailing lists to improve our reach, engagement and uptake of our support and services. Develop and expand our vdunleer led d￿lIa1 support offer Continue to advocate for Mashamshire and explore through partnership and collaboration, opportunities to improve health inequalities and rural deprNalion. Thank you to everyone that has given their time. commitment and support to help us develop our organisation and our offering this year. V¥fjth your support. we hope to achieve more for our community over the coming years. FINANCIAL REVIEW The Truslees have mainlained fvnding levels to enable our chavilable actNrties. We continue lo balance income ffom donations, grants. and contracts wth additional trading income to achieve a sustainable financial position. Current Assets The charitable company has total net a55ets of £396.810. This indudes £266.317 which is the estimated value of the building which was purchased last year. Reslrl¢ted Funds Restricted funds amounl to £256,099. This is comprised of the building asset value together with currenty unspent funds that are restricted to specific projects. Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted funds amount to £140.711. un￿strICted fvnds are those funds that are received from donations and earned income and thal have no specffic restrictions or limitations. Truslees are free to invest these funds in anything to further our chariiatjle obiectpies and strategic plans. For the period 2025- 2027 and followng comrnunty consultation. tr￿Se funds have been designated as follow$'. 1. Implementation of an organisational restiucture to create a new 'fit for purpose, staff team to enable 6 days a week office Cover with part lime Information Support Offi¢er roles. In add￿lOn. a new paid 'Volunteer Coordinator. post and a part time MarketiThJ and Communications Officer. Total designations from unrestricted funds £35 2. Followlng the major redevelopment of the Visit Masham Websile and the creation of a new Mashamshire Community website. funds are allocated to phase fv40 of the develowent to include an online shop. Designated £5k. 3. Develop a costed proposal that seeks to improve access to transport for our communty and begin implementalion including additional part-time staff hours. Designated £15k. 4. £1 SK designated towa￿lS future Ca￿ts1 purchase of an electric vehicle subject to the success of 3 above and fvrther researth regarding feasibilty. MCO Reserve Policy In accordance with the Charity Commission guidelines the Trustees have ¢onsKdered ihe reserve needs of the charity. The Trustees, objective is for the charitable company to have reserves that are equal to at least six months budgeted expenditure. The policy of MCO is to hold reserves of £60,000 Covering six months expendilure plus contractual liabilitie5. Notable Changes from 2023-24 Total income was £192,595 (£283.062 in previous year) Total expenditure was £151.463 (£104,833 in previous year) Total funds were £396,810 (£355,678 in wevious year) TP Jones and Co LLP were appointed accountants to MCQ in Q1 2025 and rt was TP Jones who prepared these set of accounts. Thanks to all of oursupporters: Thank you to the followng organisations for theirfinancial support in the fomi of service level agreements, gTants and contracts during this reporting period.. North Yorkshire Council. North Yorkshire Council UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperty Fund, Nidderdale Plus. Masham Town Hall, Acoms Preschool. Masham Parish Council. MIND, Masham Tennis Club, Crtizens Advice. Fleece and North Yorkshire Police. A huge vote ofthanks to our Volunteers without vthom MCO would not exisl. Thanks also to our Patrons. Donors, Funders, 100 Club members and all that advertise in our MATT Directory. MCO has come a long way since its inception in 2002 and opening in July 2003 as a -single point of contact for the communty and tourists.. MCO is now a multi-faceted community, business and tourist hub, embracing the digital age and is now well placed to adapt to the ongoing ¢hanges in the wder political landscape as NYC ask community organisations to deliver more and more community support. APPROVAL This report has been prepared in accordance wth the special provisions of Part 1 S of the Companies Act 2006 relating to the small companies order of the Trustees. The annual report was approved by thetruslees al the Charity on 16 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by.. /6.rv Lr Mi Tim Klemz Chairman and Trustee li The Ma5ham5hire Comrnunity Office Statement of Trustees. Responsibilities The trustees (who are also the directors of The Mashamshire Community Office for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with the Untted Kingdom Accounting Standards {United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the Iwstees to p￿pare financial statemenls for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the ststement of affairs of the chafrtable ' company and of tts incoming resources and application of resources, including ils income and expendilure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements. the trustees are required tol.. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistenlly,. Observe the methods and principles in the Charlties SORP.. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., State whether applicable UK Accounling Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements-, and Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient lo show and explain the charitable company s transactions and disclose reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to. ensure that the financial slatements ¢ompty the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preVent￿n and detection of fraud and other Irregularit￿S. Approved by the trustees of the charity on 16 December 2025 and swned on its behalf by.. 16 De￿mber 2025 Mr Tim Klemz Chairman and Trustee 12 AMSH RE COMMUN INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TOTHE TRUSTEES OF THE MASHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY OFFICE I report to the trustees on my examinats.on ofthe accounts of the above charty {the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 14 to 25. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the Preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the chanty are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Acl and a￿ eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charitie5 Act 2011 (the 2011 Acl} and in carrying out my examinalion, I have followed all Ihe appli¢able Dire¢tions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I wnfimi Ihat no m*erial matters have come to my attention in ¢onne¢tion wlh the examination whi¢h gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records V￿re r)ot kept in resFect of the charty as required by section 383 of the 2006 Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a mater considered as part of an independent examination- or The accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principle5 of the Stalemenl of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable lo Charities preparing their a¢￿UnIS in ac¢ordan¢e with Ihe Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102))- I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Tim Jones FCCA TP Jones and Co LLP First Floor 23 Victoria Avenue Harrogate HG15RD Dated. 13° October 2025 13 THE MASHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY OFFICE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT Restricted income funds 2025 Unreslricled funds 2025 Total funds Totalfunds 2025 2024 Income (Note 31 Income and end0￿￿ents from: Donations and legacies Charitable actNlties Other trading adivities Investments Total 60.519 12,789 31,370 3.917 108,595 84.000 144,519 12.789 31.370 3.917 192,595 240,947 11,998 28,628 1,489 283,062 84,000 Expenditure{Note S) Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activities Total 4.836 89,578 94.413 4,836 146,627 151,463 8,562 96,321 104.883 57.050 57.050 Net incomèllexpenditurel before tax for the reporting perlod Tax payable Net incomel{ex￿nditUre) after tax before investrnenl gainslllossesl Net gainsl(losses) on investments Net incomel(expenditurel Extraordinary items Transfers between funds Other recognised gainslllossesl: Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity's own use Other gainsl(losses) Net movement in funds 14,182 26.950 41.132 178.179 14,182 26.950 41,132 178.179 14.182 26.950 41,132 178,179 14,182 26.950 41.132 178,179 Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 126,529 140,711 229,149 256,099 355,678 396,810 177,499 355,678 The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expendrture derrve from continuing activities. The funds breakdown is shown in Note 14. 14 BALANCE SHEEf AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 202S Flxed ass•ts T8ngible assets Total r￿ed atss•ts (Ncrte 9) 266,317 266.317 219,247 219.247 Curnt a5s0ts ocks Debtors Cash at bank and in harKI Total curwent&ss•ts {Noto 10) (Note111 (Note 121 1.524 8.164 132.189 141.8TI 1.483 2.104 139.276 142,863 Graditors.. amounts falling duewithin oneyear {N￿O 13) {11,3841 16,432) Netcury¢nt assetslllSabllllles) 130.493 136.431 Tolal assets1os# ¢yrrnnt liabllttl•s 396,810 355.678 Credriors.. amounts falllng due afterono yw (Note 13) Prpvisions for liabiliti Total net as•ots 396.810 355,678 Funds ofthe Charfty." Restricted incoma funds Unrestticted fiJnd5 Total funds {Note 14) (Note 14) 256.099 140.711 396,810 229.148 126,530 355.678 Th• charitywas entllled to exemption from audit undws477 olthe Companiès Act 2006 relating to small ¢ompanles The members hav• not requirnd the companyto obtain an *dltln accordan¢•wlth sèctlon 476 of the Companies Act 21*)& The dir¢¢torn acknowl￿O•th￿r responsibiliti•s forcomptying the rÈquirnTrents of th* Comp•ni•s Act wlth rnspect to accounting re¢onls WKI the preparation of accounts. These accounts have beèn prepared In a¢¢ordanc•*ith th• provisions appllcable to small ¢ompanies subjodto th• small companles rogim• and In a¢¢o￿anCe with FRS102 SORP. The financi￿ ststèmwts on pag¢s 15 to 25w•r• approved bytheTrustees. and authoiis•d for Issue on 16th Decembw 2025 and slgned ¢yrt their behalf by: MrTim Kl•mz (Chainnan l￿d Trustae) Date: 16th Dec¢mber 2025 15 THE MASHAMSHIRE COMMUN￿￿ OFFICE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 1 Charfty Ststus The charity is limf(ed by guarantee. incorporated in England. and consequentty does not have share capital. Each of the tnjstees is liable to contribute an amount not ex¢eeding £10 towards the assets ofthe eharity in the event of liquidation. The addws of the registered offi￿. . 7 Llttle Market Pla Masham Ripon North Yothshire HG4 40Y The principal place of business i 7 Litde M￿ket Place Masham Ripon North Yorkshwe HG4 4DY 2025. 2 Accounting Pollcios Summary ol $ignifl¢ant a¢¢ountlng pollcles and key accountSn9 estknates The principal a¢¢ountiny poI￿leS applEd In the preparation of these financial stalements are set out below. These policies have been consistentty appfied to al the years pres8nted, unless ottW￿￿$8 Stated. Statement of Compliance The financtal statements have been prepared in accordance with A¢¢ountrng and Reporting by CharTbes: Statement of Recommended Practice applicabte to charTtie$ preparing their accounts in accordance with the Fnancial ReportiryJ Standard applicable Én the UK and Republic of Iretand (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015)- (Charibes SORP (FRS102)), the F6nancFal Reporbng Stsndard applEcable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS102). They also corrfi with the Companios Act 201JS and Charthes Act 2011. Basb of Preparallon The Mashamshire Communlty OTfice meets the definition of a pub￿¢ benefft entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilrties are initialty recognised at h￿tOri￿1 c05t or transaction value unle55 otheTh￿ stated in the relevant ar￿Unting pollcy r￿e$. Going Concern The trustee$ consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charit￿$ abilty to continue as a going can￿M nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affed the carrying value of assets hehl by the charity. 16 THE MASHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY OFFICE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202S 1 Charity Status The charty is limited by guarantee. incorporated in England. and consequently does nol have share capital. Each of the tTustee5 is liable to Contribule an amount nol eX￿dIng £10 towards the assets of the chanty in the event of liquidath)n. The address of the registered office is.. 7 Little Market Pla Masham Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 4DY The principal Pla￿ of business is: 7 Little Market Place Masham Ripon North YorkslNre HG4 4DY These financial statements were authorised for issue by the trustees on 16 December 2025. 2 A¢¢ountlng Poli¢ies Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial slatements are sel out below. These policies have been consistentty applied to all the years presented. unless otherwse slated. Statement of Compliance The financial ststements have been prepared in accordance wrth Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wtth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS102) {effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP {FRS102)). the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS102). They also ¢omply wilh the Companies Act 2006 and Charilies Act 2011. Basis of Preparalion The Mashamshire Community Office meets the definition of a public benefft entty under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised al historical cost or transaclion value unless Otherwise stated in the relevant a¢¢ounting policy notes. Going Concern The trustees consider that there are no material Un￿rtaIntieS about the ¢harity's ability to continue as a going con¢em nor any slgnffj￿ant areas of uncertainty that affecl the Carrying value of assets held by the charity- 17 THE MASHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY OFFICE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Exemption fr￿ Preparing a Cash Flow Statement The charity opted to eady adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefoie not induded a cash flow statement in these financial statements. Income and Endowments l income is recognised once the charity has entr(lement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of the income receprfable can be measured reliably. Donations and Legacies Donations are recognised when the charty has been notffjed in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event of that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charty before the charty is entitled lo Ihe funds, the income 15 deferred and not recognised until erther those conditions are fulty met. or the fulfilment of those condrtions is wholty within the ¢ontrol of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period. Grants Recoivablo Grants are recognised when the charity has an entr[￿ment to the funds and any ¢onditions linked to the granls have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met. the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released. Expenditure All expendrture is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation lo that expenditure. it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expendrture heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where Costs cannot be directty attributed lo particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent V￿th the use of resources. wfth cenlral staff ¢osls allocated on the basis of time spent. and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset's use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs. Raising Funds These are costs incurred in attracting voluntwy income. the management of investments and those incurred trading activities that raise funds. Support Costs SupF)Ort costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resour¢es. for example. allocating property costs by floor areas or per capita. staff costs by the ts.me spent and other costs by their usage. 18 THE MASHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY OFFICE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEmE￿rs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Governance Costs These include the ¢osls attributable to the charty's compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit. strategic management and tTU5tee's meetings and reirnbursed expenses. Government Grants Govemment grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at Ihe fair value of the asset re¢eive(l or recervable. Grants are classrfied as reLqting either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the relate Costs are recognised. Grants relaling to assets are recognised over the expected useful lrfe of the asset. Where part of a grant relating lo an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income. Taxalion The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance A¢t 2010 and therefore it meets Ihe definition of a charitable company for the UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingty. the charrty is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or ¢aprtal gains receNed wiihin categories covered by Chapler 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are plied exclusively to charitable purposes. Tangible Fixed Assets Individual Fixed Assets costing £500 or more are inrtialfy recorded at cost. less any subsequenl accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impaiment losses. Depreciation and Amortisation Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value. over their expected useful economic life as follows.. Freehold Land & Buildings 20/0 Straight line basis over 50 years Fixtures. Fittings and Equipment 20% reducing baLgnce ba51S Trade Debtors Trade debtors are amounts due from cuslomets for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business. Trade debtors are recognised inilialty at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost Using the effective interesl method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is obJ'edive evidence that the charty will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the onginal temis of the rec￿vableS. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and Call deposits. and other short term highly liquid investments Ihal are readity convertible to a known amounl of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. 19 THE ￿SHAmsHIRE COMMUNITY OFFICE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Trade Creditors Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or seNices that have been acquired in the ordinary Course of business from suppliers. Accounts payabk are classified as current liabilrties rf the charty does not have an unconditional right. at the end of the reporting period, lo defer settlemenl of the creditor for al least Iwefve months after the reporting date. If there is an uncondrtional right to defer settlement for at least ￿e1ve months after the reporling date. they are presented as non